PTSD and OCD Flashcards
Exam 1
What are the three methods of trauma exposure in PTSD?
- Directly experiencing
- Learning/witnessing
- Experience repeated details
In PTSD, being in war is an example of what type of exposure
Directing experience
In PTSD, seeing a murder is an example of what type of exposure
Learning or witnessing
In PTSD, first responders hearing about a murder is an example of what type of exposure
Experiencing repeated details
Is it true that the dominant symptoms of PTSD are not always fear/anxiety?
True, can be grief, anger, etc.
Symptoms of PTSD (4)
- Intrusive memories
- Bad dreams/nightmares
- Dissociative reactions (flashbacks)
- Distress when presented cues
What are the 2 main personal coping methods of PTSD
- Avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma
- Negative changes in cognition and mood
Avoid memories, thoughts, external reminders, and feelings in PTSD is an example of what coping method?
Avoidance of stimuli
Are people with PTSD sluggish?
No, very hyper-reactive
What is the main treatment of PTSD?
Extinction learning
What are people with PTSD scared of?
The memory
Habituate or learn to cope with memories
Imaginal exposure
Intrusive or persistent thoughts, images, or urges
Obsessions
OCD thoughts can provoke _____________ & are _______ about having them
Extreme distress; Anxious
OCD patients attempt to ________ some of their thoughts
ignore/supress
OCD patient’s attempt to suppress their thoughts, why is this a bad thing?
Trying to suppress thoughts only makes us think about them more
Repetitive thoughts or actions used to reduce obsessions, or according to rules that much be applying rigidly
Compulsions
Compulsions are aimed at _______________________ or anxiety/ prevent a dreaded event
reducing distress
What are the two types of range of insights?
- Good
- Absent
Beliefs not true
Good range of insight
Insight/delusional beliefs definitely true
Absent range of insight
What is the primary cause of OCD?
Over-significance of intrusive thought
Compulsion = _________
coping
Ritual/safety behavior is called a
compulsion
What is the major issue with compulsions?
The patient never learns that the thoughts/urges are dangerous
Equate thought with an action
Thought-action fusion
What is a treatment for OCD?
Exposure and blocking compulsion
Why does response prevention work in OCD?
Do not allow compulsions
In OCD treatment, it is important to remember what 3 things
- Thought is not dangerous
- Thoughts will go away
- Feared consequences will not come true
